Japanese soldiers firing artillery, Attu Island, Alaska, May 1943
PH Coll 604.4 "In the Battle of Attu, the main conflict of the Aleutian Islands Campaign during World War II (1939-45), American and Japanese armies fought from May 11 to May 30, 1943, for control of Attu, a small, sparsely inhabited island at the far western end of Alaska's Aleutian chain...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:alaskawcanada/298 2023-05-15T15:33:17+02:00 Japanese soldiers firing artillery, Attu Island, Alaska, May 1943 University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division United States--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--Attu Island Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2004. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/298 unknown Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC0136 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/298 For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Aleutian Islands in World War II Photographs. PH Coll 604 Artillery (Weaponry)--Japanese--Alaska--Attu Island Soldiers--Japanese--Alaska--Attu Island Military personnel Japanese--Alaska--Attu Island Military uniforms Japanese Group portraits World War 1939-1945--Artillery operations Japanese; Attu Battle of Alaska 1943; World War 1939-1945--Campaigns--Alaska--Aleutian Islands Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:02:48Z PH Coll 604.4 "In the Battle of Attu, the main conflict of the Aleutian Islands Campaign during World War II (1939-45), American and Japanese armies fought from May 11 to May 30, 1943, for control of Attu, a small, sparsely inhabited island at the far western end of Alaska's Aleutian chain in the North Pacific. In June 1942, Japan had seized Attu and its neighbor Kiska, then established garrisons on the remote, U.S.-owned islands. The reason for taking Attu and Kiska, known for their barren, mountainous terrain and harsh weather, might have been to divert U.S. forces during Japan's attack on Midway Island (June 4-7, 1942) in the central Pacific. It's also possible the Japanese believed holding the two islands would prevent the U.S. from invading Japan via the Aleutians. Either way, the Japanese occupation was a blow to American morale. In May 1943, U.S. troops finally retook Attu and in August reclaimed Kiska"--History.com Other/Unknown Material Attu Alaska Aleutian Islands University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Attu Island ENVELOPE(172.909,172.909,52.903,52.903) Kiska ENVELOPE(155.830,155.830,50.258,50.258) Midway Island ENVELOPE(77.953,77.953,-68.839,-68.839) Pacific |
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Artillery (Weaponry)--Japanese--Alaska--Attu Island Soldiers--Japanese--Alaska--Attu Island Military personnel Japanese--Alaska--Attu Island Military uniforms Japanese Group portraits World War 1939-1945--Artillery operations Japanese; Attu Battle of Alaska 1943; World War 1939-1945--Campaigns--Alaska--Aleutian Islands |
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Artillery (Weaponry)--Japanese--Alaska--Attu Island Soldiers--Japanese--Alaska--Attu Island Military personnel Japanese--Alaska--Attu Island Military uniforms Japanese Group portraits World War 1939-1945--Artillery operations Japanese; Attu Battle of Alaska 1943; World War 1939-1945--Campaigns--Alaska--Aleutian Islands Japanese soldiers firing artillery, Attu Island, Alaska, May 1943 |
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Artillery (Weaponry)--Japanese--Alaska--Attu Island Soldiers--Japanese--Alaska--Attu Island Military personnel Japanese--Alaska--Attu Island Military uniforms Japanese Group portraits World War 1939-1945--Artillery operations Japanese; Attu Battle of Alaska 1943; World War 1939-1945--Campaigns--Alaska--Aleutian Islands |
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PH Coll 604.4 "In the Battle of Attu, the main conflict of the Aleutian Islands Campaign during World War II (1939-45), American and Japanese armies fought from May 11 to May 30, 1943, for control of Attu, a small, sparsely inhabited island at the far western end of Alaska's Aleutian chain in the North Pacific. In June 1942, Japan had seized Attu and its neighbor Kiska, then established garrisons on the remote, U.S.-owned islands. The reason for taking Attu and Kiska, known for their barren, mountainous terrain and harsh weather, might have been to divert U.S. forces during Japan's attack on Midway Island (June 4-7, 1942) in the central Pacific. It's also possible the Japanese believed holding the two islands would prevent the U.S. from invading Japan via the Aleutians. Either way, the Japanese occupation was a blow to American morale. In May 1943, U.S. troops finally retook Attu and in August reclaimed Kiska"--History.com |
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Japanese soldiers firing artillery, Attu Island, Alaska, May 1943 |
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Japanese soldiers firing artillery, Attu Island, Alaska, May 1943 |
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Japanese soldiers firing artillery, Attu Island, Alaska, May 1943 |
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Japanese soldiers firing artillery, Attu Island, Alaska, May 1943 |
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Japanese soldiers firing artillery, Attu Island, Alaska, May 1943 |
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japanese soldiers firing artillery, attu island, alaska, may 1943 |
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http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/298 |
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United States--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--Attu Island |
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ENVELOPE(172.909,172.909,52.903,52.903) ENVELOPE(155.830,155.830,50.258,50.258) ENVELOPE(77.953,77.953,-68.839,-68.839) |
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Attu Island Kiska Midway Island Pacific |
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Attu Island Kiska Midway Island Pacific |
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Attu Alaska Aleutian Islands |
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Attu Alaska Aleutian Islands |
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University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Aleutian Islands in World War II Photographs. PH Coll 604 |
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Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC0136 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/298 |
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For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use |
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